Canadas natural resource is not our oil, its not our minerals, its not our forests: Its our young people. Pierre Lassonde Co-founder of Franco-Nevada Mining.

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Canadas natural resource is not our oil, its not our minerals, its not our forests: Its our young people. Pierre Lassonde Co-founder of Franco-Nevada Mining Corp The Globe and Mail, November 1, 2011

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Mount Allison University

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University of Guelph

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